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Adventist Health International
AbbreviationAHI
Formation1998
HeadquartersLoma Linda, California
President
Richard Hart, MD, DrPH
AffiliationsSeventh-day Adventist Church
Websitehttp://www.adventisthealthinternational.org

Adventist Health International (AHI) is a multinational, nonprofit corporation with headquarters in Loma Linda, California. AHI was established to provide coordination, consultation, management, and technical assistance to hospitals and health care services operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, primarily in developing countries. AHI depends on various organizations, foundations, governments, and individuals to provide financial assistance when needed.

Overview

AHI pursues policies and programs with concern for all aspects of development of health commits to the education of local health care professionals.

Established in 1998 with two hospitals—Gimbie Adventist Hospital in Ethiopia and Davis Memorial Hospital in Guyana—AHI has accepted one or two institutions per year into its expanding network.

AHI currently manages 26 hospitals and 67 clinics in 21 countries, including Albania, Belize, Cameroon, Curaçao, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, Trinidad, Venezuela, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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